New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-07
A SERIOUS LOSS TO THE TURF
W. L. SCOTS RETIREMENT AND ITS CAUSE.

IMPORTANCE OF PROPERLY PLACING HORSES
KINGSTON CHEAP PURCHASE.
Conrre,sman scots connection with the turf has been
unsatisfactory and Improbable to him. and he reures
filed with deep disgust offers to sell his horses ana
Vows TO bet no moro The Of his loathing a. he
has openly admitted moro than one oocaaion Id MS
inability TO beat the ring His horses never ran to suit
his purse when he backed them TO win they finished
IN the ruck when he lot them loose they won The
cnches he played out to be sts and his picked
sleepers were Invariably spoiled In the brine.
IN. vor IN the bookmakers Mr.. Scott was heavily
hand,cauped by largo lack Of knowledge concerning
the strength OF his stable a. compared with tho
strength Of others Men like the Dryers get up al IN
the morning watch the horses OF their rivals at OK
ercse and are enabled thereby to draw limo on their
own. Mr. Scott who neither lives TO bet nor bets to
live has not that kind OF constitution Having en-
ployed a competent and faithful trainer In Andrew
Tbomp,on and n clover betting commissioners In Mr..
schaefer he felt doubtless that he had done all that
was necessary insure the success or MS STABLE But
Mr. schaefer and Thompson could not always agree
and both were often grevously mistaken about the
chances Of the horses In their charge IL frequently
happened that when was most certain OF victory
tbe other was most certain OF defeat TO illustrate:
One day. while searching among my stable acqnaint
ances for a good thing" asked thompson what no
thought OF Fageoetta. Her chances were pretty good
he assured me. She was In very light ehd SPIDER
Anderson had tho mount on tho way 10 inc ring
friend accosed me with that stereotypcd bit OF turf
,,rpcrtlncnce: whadcr like !" And when told him
what Thompson said he laughingly Informed mo that
Thompson was entirely wrong he had Just seen
sohacfcr and schaefer wasn't touching Fascoleta who
had no earthly chance. didn't go to tho ring Being
I'm doubt siad ont, aud had tho exquisite pleasure OF
seeing Flagcoctta get OH in front lead all the way and
win In canter by lengths. the Spider grinnng
and looking back his opponents On other occasions
the trainer wrong, as IN tho
case Of Quito at Monmouth Park and that OF Tea Tray at
shcepshcad.
Success, or failure the turf depends In large
,ncaaro OH accident Perhaps In other lcsitimat ate
business does the unexpected happen more frequently
than In horse racing, and tho man VINO succeeds ny
hoaest methods must be immensely clever lie needs
10 possess working combination OF the qualities oi the
detective the gambler Il do not mean. bacsleg ,, the
actor the commercial traveller and the bulldog Above
all things lie must know how TO place his horscs-a
branch OF knowledge sniully rare among. American
tnrfncn Many useful animals are doomed to suffer
defeat after defeat by the Insane desire OF owners u
beat cracks with selling plItcrs. policy than winch
none could he SUICIDAL Beyond doubt II has cost
the Congre,sntn from Erie thousands of dollars
this year. for will presume to deny that III the
majority Of their his horses were outct-7ed
Differently placed such animals. as flaSe"et' Aiundri
lea Tray would pay their way on any race course
Flagroctias limit THIS I'm thr matter oi weight
carving ability WIS 100 pounds THINK OF thIt i"l
the tree but II il not unlikely that with change or
masters size might have borne 10 pounds 10 victory
4 beat tho best horses o. hr idhu i HiNd5s
laldahlc but 'aultlng hnhiiol becomes cNtftNaShht
folly when unsupported by good material ana Judgment
The retirement OF Mr. Scott will he regretted II T.
serons blow Ia turf loose suoh man. AMI hope 10
expressed all sies that hc may he induced To recon-
slider determination made IN moment oil dlslc@surc
VIII the wicket nccr cease from troubling The
weary plAt-r. that have been wording 80 industiou,y
all the will De required to brace mp for another
week on4 Jockey club has decided To
its Ivy city meeting on " cdnrslay thursday
Friday and Saturday. All TIE better horses have been
thdrawn AMI pat I'm winter quarters IN" DWtris
having raced the les OF their entire strng returned 10
BruOAlyn on Fridty. Hanover has almost recovered
Ais foot lncncs- bat both he and kingston sn""
marks Of a hard campaign. II Mr. Cuslman has an
Of Ortiug blood In his VEINS how deeply ne must
rrIcnt selling the son OF SIcndthfit ana hapaigd Tor
few tho IsdLd doilIrs! How many hot-cS III tM ING
this season could beat Kingston AT any distance under
mile ami quarter when the colt felt IN the hunor 10
show his spcsii lie lsL delicate creature am al
few cu-agrncnt8 WDcu sold nut IL u 7Iil That the
Dycr4 have nearly %lOD.ODb on nin 81 bets alone
profitable al, former who besides 'ackng to
xpcricuce .tul dauns n tc Bwyers pdrsuc tho h-
Wise policy ~ cup!o,ing cheap jockeys. kingston
remark Able series victories due w The Din to
M"lAughin', surprising SAN ~ coaIhb thc lccu'l"iS
tempered colt lo show ms ncttc.
Tho Marquis OF Ailesbury, who was warned on New-
market recently. taIcatcn- 10 bring sTt against mo
Joe. ey Club. The snc usir1csn uiccd on his l~ifd
ship calling snre. tut viii never wip" out DIS
disgrace a court OF law. Io must bear the consc
penalty which tnr law could infict could be nprr
severe th,n that watch lac Is made TO snner by tho
" bOIy OF gentlemen t. whom all tuo gentlemen OF Ing
lani have entrusted tho task oI ooh lrinhlhs 81 a."
quitting alleged offenders against the class c"dc "t
honor" irt recourse lie has not even "
hiding place. and No man OF honor Will feel Zee 10